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About Us

Gem Model Railways was started back in 1929 by George Mellor, since then the Company has gone from strength to strength. As well as George Mellor, 2 other owners have had the privaliage of running Gem Model Railways. We are very proud to be the (4) fourth owners of Gem.

In fact the previous owners Terry & Shirley Henson, included Fleetline Road & Rail into the Gem portfolio, thus giving a greater scope to the Gem Range.

Lytchett Manor Models was founded in 2009, by specialising in British N gauge repairs to Graham Farish (Poole), Graham Farish by Bachmann and Dapol repairs. These repairs are carried out by a fully factory trained technician, as well as offering the repairs service we also offer for sale the full range of spares, Lubricating Oil(as used in the Farish POOLE factory), Liquid Poly, and Cleaning fluid handy for cleaning both mechanisms and track.

Lytchett Manor Models is pleased to announce that in conjunction with N Gauge Lines (Terry and Shirley Henson in Bedford) we are now able to offer the full range of products that were available from them in the past. We will be offering the whole range of N Gauge Lines products at forthcoming exhibitions within the Gem/Fleetline by Lytchett Manor Models Stands as well as by mail order.

As well as this we are also now stocking the complete range of TAYLOR PRECISION MODELS, C-Rail Intermodal, and we are also now starting to stock the range of Electra Railway Graphics and BR Lines range of Coach seats. These ranges will continue to expand with further products from ATM and others.

We are also hoping to expand the range of both Gem and Fleetline along with the range of spares that we are able to offer, please bear with us while this is being undertaken.

If you have any suggestions for new products then please either email or write to us and all of your suggestions are kept of file.

OO Gauge

OO gauge or OO scale (also spelled 00 gauge and 00 scale) model railways are the most popular standard-gauge model railway tracks in the U.K. This track gauge is one of several 4mm-scale standards (4 mm:foot / 304.8 mm or 1:76.2) used, but it is the only one to be served by the major manufacturers. Despite this, the OO track gauge of 16.5 mm (0.650 in) is inaccurate for 4mm scale, and other gauges of the same scale have arisen to better serve the desires of some modellers for greater scale accuracy.

N Gauge

N Scale N scale is a popular model railway scale/track gauge. Depending upon the manufacturer (or country), the scale ranges from 1:148 to 1:160. In all cases, the gauge (the distance between the rails) is 9 mm (0.354 in). The term N gauge refers to the track dimensions, but in the UK in particular N gauge refers to a 1:148 scale with 9 mm (0.354 in) track gauge modelling. The terms N scale and N gauge are often used interchangeably. An advantage of N scale is that it allows hobbyists to build layouts that take up less space than HO scale, or put longer track runs into the same amount of space, because the models are smaller (by nearly a half) than they are in HO scale (1:87).

Terms of Trade

Shipping
Due to the increasing number of "lost" deliveries
the following shipping charges will now apply.

U.K. mainland - From £3.50. per order. (Royal Mail Recorded Delivery).
Other services will incur additional costs.
Europe - From £5.00 (Royal Mail International Signed For)
Rest of World - charged at cost (surface mail unless requested othewise).

Orders can be accepted by telephone, e-mail or snail mail and must include full payment either by cash, postal order, or most major credit cards.

Please note that when using a credit / debit card by mail order the 3 digit CSC number on the reverse of the card MUST be quoted. Without this verification the transaction may be declined.

All prices quoted are in pounds sterling.
Payments must be made in sterling.
Cheques only accepted if drawn on UK banks.

Should any of our products be unsuitable they may be returned in good condition within 30 days of purchase for exchange or refund. P & P charges cannot be refunded. Faulty items will be exchanged f.o.c.